Gasolene-water separator.



A. D. ELSTER.

GASOLENE WATER SEPARATOR. APPLICATION FILED AUG-26.1915.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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Application filed August 26, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT D. ELSTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at erjden, in the'county of New State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gasolene- W'ater Separators, of which the following is a specification. p

y invention relates to improvements in gasolene-water separators, and the my improvement is to produce a device suitable for use in the line of supply for internal combustion engines on automobiles, motor cycles, and 'motor boats using gasolene water from the gasoleneand find it convenient to incorpostrainer in most'cases, and applies in part to certain features divided out. from my application which issued. 'as Patent No. 1,093,258, April 14: 1914:, and to certain improvements therein.

In the accompanying drawing,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved gasolene-water separator.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the same.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line a" m of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modification of my gasolene-water separator.

My improved gasolene-water separator consists of a structure in globular form com: posed of an upper member 10 and a lower member 11 that meet along a horizontal plane, held together by an axial screw 13.

he meeting edges of the members 10 and 11 are formed suitably to nakc a. close fitting joint, as shown at 12 and the lower member 11 is provided. with an inlet connection 14 for gasolene and the upper member 10 with an outletconnection' 15 and the lower member 11 is provided at thelower end" with a purging cock16 in the form of a petcock.

Within the globular structure described is housed a piece 17 of straining or filtering material, which as shown is of wire gauze and is positioned adjacent the junction 12 of the upper and lower members 10 and 11.

The axial screw 13 extends through a hole 21 in theupper member 10; has the lower threaded end engaged with a threaded hole 18 in a boss 19 extending upwardly from. the lower wall of the lower member 11; has the head 20 at the upper the said head'ZQ y ithpaclIing material 22 interposedbetweentlie sameandthe 23 with which I Specification of Letters Patent.

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provided therefor in the opposed upper wall portion of the upper member 10.

A guide sleeve Qa'is secured by its upper end in the upper wall of the upper member 10 and extends downwardly axially in alinement withthe hole 21, passing through the strainer material 17 and is a lit for the body portion of the screw 13.

The internal boss 19 connects by means of an axial hole or bore 25 in continuation of the hole 18 with the pet-cock 16 and is provided with a plurality of radial holes 26 which connect interior of the structure, and which are positloned at the lowest point possible so as to permit of drawing all the water therefrom' through the pet-cock 16 during the flushing operation.

the upper and lower members 10 and 11 are brought together with the edges shown at 12, and with the strainer structure, the V turned relatively the one to the other to get the proper angular relation of the inlet 14 and outlet 15, as desired and then the screw 13 with the packing washer 22 mounted thereon is inserted through the hole 21 and tubing 24, and the threaded lower end is en'- gaged with the threaded hole 18 in the bo s 19, and the screw 13 is tightened suitably to secure the members 10 and 11 together and in a manner to prevent leakage of gasolcne from the joint 12 or at the head 20.

, After being in'usc for a short time as an ordinary strainer there will be anaccumulation of water, which will lower portion of the lower member 11, around the boss 19. The removal of this water is facilitated in the device shown by the manipulation of the pet-cock 16. Such the hole or bore 25 with the collect in the" removal of the water from the gasolene is cock 16 are integral with the body wall of This method of construction involves certain difiicultics in Iminulacture due to the radial position oi the drainage passages 26 and particularlyto the fact that so much in portance attaches to having the same pos'l tinned so low down in the structure, as-de scribed, and l overcomethis difficulty and in the modification shown in Fig;

-pecking washer 22 p as in the'seet 23,:1nd the said paclmig-wnsher make certain other changes of importance GX- us pl iined herewith in the first place, the seat 23 "for the is fiat instead of conical 522 is annular in form, and flat, as on ordinary washer. I

The filtering or straining material consts of two layers, the upper 17 of wire gauze and the lower 17 of felt or fabric, and these are housed in. the upper member 10 and are fixedly maintained in position by a pair of spring positioning rings 17, one on the lip-- per side and one onthe lower side on d which are seated in grooves 17 in the side wall of the said upper member 10.

l furthermore provide an annular 17 on. the guide tube 245 in the lorm of one outwardly extending shoulder that serves as u seat for the inner or middle portion or the composite filtering nutter'al 17 and 1.7 undl form this shoulder by upsetting the material ofthe tube 24. as shown.

The joint 12 between. the upper and lower members 10 and ll clill'ers from the joint 12 for the members 10 and 11 in that the opposed edges are finislmd square and annular, and a packing washer 12 of lead is interposed between. them, and one or the membersos shown, the lower member 11, provided with an exterior inclosing lip 12.

The guide tube 243 is made appreciably longer than the guide tube 2i and extends appreciably below the filtering; layers and the joint 12* and well into the body portion of the lower member 11 as showm suitably to serve as on effective guide for the screw '5 to direct the some to the screw threiided hole 18 in the boss 19 as well to guide the some past the said filtering layers 1'? end 17".

The pet-cock 16 made a separate piece from the lower member 11; the'upper portion thereof 19 is in the form of a neck, which is connected to the said lower m. bet" 11 by a screw threaded connection 19'; the'boss 19 on iu'nvard extension of the said neck 19", the screw threaded hole 18 in the 19 is a continuation of the bore 27 of the pet-cock l6; and the radial openings or passage ways 26" are 1')os.'1ioned in the lower portion the boss 19 so that the lower portion thereof is flush with the lower inner wall of the ower member ll.

The outlet 15 is piiiswioned in the side wall of the member 10 and. the inlet ll. is po'sitirmed in the side wall of the lower :i'neniber ll. I

It will be noted that the position of the junction 152 of the upper and lower membore 10 and 11 is relatively high, so that the lower member ll"- is appreciably deeper and longer than. the upper member 10 and that the position of the inlet connection 1i relatively elevated, or close to the junw tie-1o 1'72 and remote from, the bottom wall. and the purpose of this is that the lower member 11 may have capacity to serve us :1. reservoir to hold an appreciable quantity of wot i and without interfering with the low in proper manner oi? the relatively pure and unmixed gasolene or other liquid fuel.

That is to say, usshown and described, the upper and lower members 10 and ll are so positioned and designed. that the lower member 11'' is suitable to serve as a reservoir for the Tnupose mentioned and the upper number 10 is suitable to serve as a cover therefor, rn'ovidcs :1 means for connecting the outlet 15, and serves as o housing; for the filtering washers l1" and 17", so that the some may be removed us :i unit with the said upper member 10";

In the style shown in Fig 3 the boss 19 is integral with the lower member 11 and in the style shown in'lTig. 4- the boss 19 is integral with the pct coclr 16", and in both styles the boss 19 or 19 as the case may be serves as on u 'iwnrdly projecting member that extends upwardly from the bottom of the lower member 11 or 11.

it is undmrstood that difiercnt kinds of filtering material can be used as desired, such as felt, or cluunois, or oily other material that can readily be held in place and will permit the free passage of gnsoleno :lud prevent the passage of solid foreign particles, such as dirt or grit. l

The feature of permitting of adjustment oi the inlet and outlet at any angle relatively one to the other is u limrticulur convenience the joint connecting the two parts of the casing being such as to permit of setting those at any position desired. One of the altorx'mtivc positions is shown in broken lines in Fig. 2.

l claim as my in\'cntion:

j solene- 'nto'r soynuntoi' compris lngl u structure of globular form and composed of two members having edges in abutment, one of the said members having" an inlet connection and the other an outletconnection, a purging coclr connected to the lmvcr of the said membcws, u boss in the form of an upwardly projecting member that extends up nrdly from the lower inner well of the said lower member having radial holes flush with the said well and connecting with the said cock and llfiVlllf threaded hole in theuppcr end, at scrmv on tending through the u ppcr wall oi: the said upoer member and engaged with (be said threaded hole, and packing material positioned between the bond oi? the said screw and the said upper wall.

9K in o, 7 isoleuc-wuter separator compris log n globular structure composed of two IIIBTHlJOIS held together by an axial screw,

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one of the said members having an inlet a'screw threaded neck on the upper end enconnection and the other an outlet connec gaged with the said lower member, and the li tion, the said screw passing throughthe up said boss being in the form of an upwaiie'fi per of the said members, being engegedby, extension of the said neck.

the head portion with the saidnppermem- ALBERT D. ELSTER her, and being engaged by the threaded Vitnesses: lower end with a boss positioned internally ALFRED L. THOMPSON,.

in the said lower member, a pet-cock having LOUIS M. SCHMIDT. 

